Moms Walnut Cake Recipe
Yield: 1 CakeRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
CAKE
1 1/2 cup: Butter, (3 sticks), divided
6 large: Eggs, separated
1 1/2 tsp: Baking soda,
1 1/2 cup: Buttermilk,
1 tsp: Vanilla extract, or more
1/2 tsp: Salt,
1 cup: Sugar, granulated
2 1/2 cup: Confectioners sugar, 4x
2 1/2 cup: Flour,
Walnut meats,
SYRUP
2 cup: Light brown sugar, 1 box
1/2 cup: Butter,
2/3 cup: Water, plus 2 T
2 tbsp: Karo,
Directions:
Separate eggs; place all the whites in a large bowl, place 3 yolks in
one small container, and the other 3 in another. Grease bundt pan (or
small tube pan and a loaf pan). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Soften 1/2 C butter in a large bowl; add confectioners sugar and beat
until thoroughly mixed. Add 3 egg yolks, one after another, and
continue beating. Add vanilla and mix till thoroughly blended,
scraping sides with spatula if necessary.
Measure flour into a small bowl and stir in baking soda. Add to
butter/sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk in 4 steps,
beginning and ending with the flour.
Sprinkle about 1/2 t salt on egg whites. Beat till stiff, but not
dry. Fold egg whites into batter.
TOPPING: Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add 1 T of
pineapple juice and the sugar. Add water and Karo and cook at a high,
rolling boil for about 3 minutes; stir in 2 T hot water. Pour syrup
into pan, pave bottom with walnuts. Pour in batter and bake at 350
degrees F. about 30-35 minutes, until done. Drizzle cooled cake with
walnut liqueur.
Try substituting almonds and Amaretto! (a la Cafe Espresso)
Source from luhu.jp
one small container, and the other 3 in another. Grease bundt pan (or
small tube pan and a loaf pan). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Soften 1/2 C butter in a large bowl; add confectioners sugar and beat
until thoroughly mixed. Add 3 egg yolks, one after another, and
continue beating. Add vanilla and mix till thoroughly blended,
scraping sides with spatula if necessary.
Measure flour into a small bowl and stir in baking soda. Add to
butter/sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk in 4 steps,
beginning and ending with the flour.
Sprinkle about 1/2 t salt on egg whites. Beat till stiff, but not
dry. Fold egg whites into batter.
TOPPING: Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add 1 T of
pineapple juice and the sugar. Add water and Karo and cook at a high,
rolling boil for about 3 minutes; stir in 2 T hot water. Pour syrup
into pan, pave bottom with walnuts. Pour in batter and bake at 350
degrees F. about 30-35 minutes, until done. Drizzle cooled cake with
walnut liqueur.
Try substituting almonds and Amaretto! (a la Cafe Espresso)
Source from luhu.jp